To me the beauty of having a British auto is in the
driving. With un-reliable drive trains and electrics
this is not a continuous event. There is not an auto
more pleasing to the eye than a large fin Alpine. There
is nothing more pleasant to drive than a v-6 5-speed
Alpine. Autos are the second largest monetary invest
that we make and not all of our choices are the same.
If one chooses to alter his or her Alpine then so be it.
We do not have to agree nor do we have to like the
changes but I do think we owe some respect. Thanks T.C.
> Okay, I can't let this go. At the risk of opening the proverbial "can of
> worms" I for one would rather see "the dealer's lot" than row after row of
> chevy-engined, toyota-transmissioned, oversized tire, candy apple red,
> modified Alpines and Tigers. There's room for both at the show, but to us
> purists seeing a rare stock version of an Alpine is a treat.
>
> Scott Christie
> off the soapbox as of now
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Laifman [mailto:Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 4:10 PM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net; tigers(at)autox.team.net
>
> Also, I thought Tom wrote a pure gem:
>
> >I think
> >having a variety of modified cars to examine is vastly more informative
> and
> >meaningful than examining a row of stockers to determine if the decals on
> >the coil are original or reproduction.
>
> Have you seen a Porsche Boxster car show lately? "Oh, dear, look here is a
> red one, and here is a black one, oh, and here is another red one. I think
> this one has slightly less air in the tires than the last one." It simply
> looks like you are at the dealer's lot. BORING.
>
> Jay
>
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